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EPIDEMIOLOGY “an average of 1 in 303 children in the United States have cerebral palsy” “an estimated 800,000 children and adults in te US are living with cerebral palsy” Black and White children > Hispanic children Boys > Girls Spastic form is the most common accounting for 80% of all cases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011)

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E TIOLOGY Injury to the brain Can occur up to age two Causes Hypoxia Bleeding of the brain Infections of the brain Head injuries Severe jaundice Infections of mother during pregnancy unknown (PubMed Health, 2011)